Prohibition and Crime: Debating Licensing and Law
A reader's dialog weighs prohibition's impact on crime and public behavior. It compares murder and theft to alcohol, asks if licensing would curb vice, cites Kansas Kentucky Idaho Minnesota and Tennessee experiments, and questions enforcement and public morality. The piece probes why states adopt bans and who benefits or harms.
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China
Kansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Idaho
Calforth
Minnesota
Dr. Edwins
Bition
Uncle Sam
U. S. Army
Capitol Building
Milam
Cameron
The Rose the Fad of Fashion Trim in June
A fragment notes fashion trends with a new charming trimming effect seen in June. Mentions hats ribbons and a Home Companion reference.
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Eige
Gould i
Old Madrid’s Frisky Mood Linked to Purge Advert
A garbled clipping suggests a sensational claim that Old Madrid is unusually frisky due to abusive bowel purges and drastic purifications. It references Tall King’s New Life Pils and gentler cleansers as supposed remedies, with mention of frost peaches and worms in a flustered tone.
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Tall E. King's
New Life
Herbine touted as liver regulator and remedy
An advertisement extols Herbine as a universal cure for constipation malaria and liver complaints citing a Texas user. It promotes Pace's New Drug Store as seller and notes other health tonics like Hollister's Mountain Tea. A mention of watch trust investigations and crank movement fixe appears.
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Emory
Texas
Pace
Debt of gratitude to Dr King’s New Discovery story
Westfield Iowa resident G S Clark credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life after severe lung illness. He promotes the remedy as a cure for coughs throat ailments asthma and colds and notes it is guaranteed and available via trial bottles. The ad also markets Dr Shoop’s Health Coffee as a coffee imitation made from roasted cereals and sold by Cameron Drug Co.
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G.S. Clark
Westfield
Iowa
Emmate
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Women's & T
Old Madrid
Watch Trust
Hollister
Rollisten
Pacific Coast
California
Warvey
Ae Electric
Los Angels of
San Francisco
R. H. Johnson
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Bate Analyr
Eorr
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Fae
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